Burning Help Needed - Tiki Carving

HT Hale Tiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh Joined: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 1799	HT Hale Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Oct 4, 2012 7:38 AM On 2012-10-04 07:24, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote: On 2012-10-03 10:42, Hale Tiki wrote: Thanks Will, going for burnt though. ATP: Mapp Gas. Hand torch. Stainless steel brush. Should I be brushing immediately after burning? Sorry I forgot to answer your last question, yes you can scrape the wood right after burning, the more times you repeat this process (Burn & Scrape) the more wood grain becomes prominent for that "Witco" look since Pine is a lighter wood, you should have a desired look after a few burns. Hot damn! Thanks ATP!

On 2012-10-04 07:24, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:

On 2012-10-03 10:42, Hale Tiki wrote:
Thanks Will, going for burnt though.

ATP: Mapp Gas. Hand torch. Stainless steel brush. Should I be brushing immediately after burning?

Sorry I forgot to answer your last question, yes you can scrape the wood right after burning, the more times you
repeat this process (Burn & Scrape) the more wood grain becomes prominent for that "Witco" look
since Pine is a lighter wood, you should have a desired look after a few burns.

Hot damn! Thanks ATP!

Post #654383 by Hale Tiki on Thu, Oct 4, 2012 7:38 AM